Sunday, 18 October 2015

Autumnal outfit with Jord

It's
been a while since my last outfit post, a few months in fact, and I was
starting to get a little anxious that I still wouldn't be well enough to
post. Autumn outfits are one of my favourites and I love the colours
available this year, mustard yellow and burgundy red are two of my
favourite autumnal colour combinations. Luckily last week I found myself
able to stroll into the park behind my house to take some photos. It's a
lovely park; it holds a kind of peace and stillness in an ever growing
busy suburban jungle. Sometimes I can look out my window and see it's
completely empty and at other times it's manic with footballers. The trees are
beautiful but not yet in their golden orange prime.

For
this outfit I went out of my comfort zone with this skirt from
Sainsburys. I've only been shopping on my high street twice in the last
six months, so being able to have a quick look at the local supermarket
is sometimes the best I can get without sensory overload. I often find Sainsburys have good clothes that reflect current trends and at a
reasonable price too. I've wanted to try a more figure hugging outfit
for a while and this skirt was cheap enough for a little experiment. Im
glad I tried something new.

I'm
so excited about my new watch. It's been a long time since I owned a
watch, in fact the last time I wore a watch I was in school, it was a
stretchy linked number with a square face decorated with tatty teddies and
far from the sophistication and style of my current watch. For the last
year watches have been more on my radar thanks to Instagram and blog
posts but I'd not seen a wood watch until I read about Jord watches on The Dainty Doll House's blog. The idea of sustainable, fashionable and
well made timepieces appeals to me greatly. Fashion and nature are two
of my favourite things and Jord have done a fantastic job at bringing
them both together in their watch designs. I chose the Cora watch in Koa and rose gold. I love the colours and they have a
lovely autumnal feel as well as being subtle enough to go with many
other outfits. Thanks to the lovely people at Jord for sending out my watch,
which, coming from America, I thought it would take over a week or maybe
more to arrive, but a few days later my jolly postie was at my door with a
joke or two and a box in hand.

Inside was a beautiful
wooden box, and inside that my even more beautiful watch, the
craftsmanship that's gone into making my Cora watch is incredible. One
of my favourite things about it is that if you turn it over and look at
the back you can see all the inside mechanisms working away.

Since
I've started wearing this watch I've had a few people stop and ask me
if it's actuallymade of wood, followed by a surprised look on their faces. It's
definitely a conversation starter!

20 comments:

This outfit is absolutely gorgeous! The colours look amazing on you, and you look so very beautiful. I'm so happy to see that you are feeling well enough to post.That skirt looks amazing on you, but I absolutely understand what you mean when you say it's out of your comfort zone. I feel more at home in big skater skirts too ;)The watch is beautiful, especially in those colours. Really fantastic outfit! I want it! HahaMuch love,Mona

Thank you Mona. I love the colours so much - my friend told me I'm wearing Griffindor colours - I didn't realise! Maybe it was subconsious!Tight fitting is way out of my comfort zone, but I am glad I've tried something new. I'm so with you on skater skirts.Emma Xx

Ah Morgane thank you so much! I am so lucky - My bedroom over looks the park which is so pretty. At the moment there is lots of autumnal colours out there. Haha my friends and I used to spy on the footballers when we were young!Emma Xx

This colour combination is really pretty indeed! The skirt is so pretty, and looks good on you - you were right to try something new, especially if you like it yourself! Your watch is really fun and unique, I like it :)

Your outfit just embodies autumn! It's always good to step out of a comfort zone and try something new; the skirt is beautiful!I love wristwatches and this one adds a very nice touch to the whole look. :)